Northern Illinois falls to UMass 80-64

Posted December 14, 2013 3:38 pm

Associated Press

AMHERST, Mass. — Cady Lalanne scored 16 points to lead No. 22 Massachusetts to an 80-54 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday.

Chaz Williams, coming off career highs of 32 points and 15 assists against Brigham Young on Dec. 7, had 12 points and six assists for the Minutemen (9-0), who are off to the program’s best start since the 1995-96 team started 26-0.

Raphiael Putney added 13 points — including three 3-pointers in an early 11-0 run — and Maxie Esho had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Minutemen.

Darrell Bowie led the Huskies (3-5) with 10 points.

The Minutemen led by 12 points at halftime and were never in jeopardy despite some lackluster play. The lead grew to 27 points as coach Derek Kellogg cleared his bench early.

One of the reserves, freshman Clyde Santee, scored the first 13 points of his college career — all in a span of 5:34.

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